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Eldroth

Eldroth is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Lawkland, part of the former Craven District, some 3.25 miles (5.23 km) west of Settle, on a stream which is one of the tributaries of the River Wenning. The main part of Eldroth only consists of twelve buildings, but the presence of the church, marks the settlement out as a village, rather than a hamlet. Eldroth lies just within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Eldroth
Village
A sandstone building set in a small car park with a low sandstone wall surrounding the car park
Eldroth Village Hall
Eldroth is located in North Yorkshire
Eldroth
Eldroth
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSD763652
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANCASTER
Postcode districtLA2
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UK Parliament
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UK
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54°04′59″N 2°21′47″W / 54.083°N 2.363°W / 54.083; -2.363

History edit

Eldroth is listed as a hamlet in some sources, but the presence of a church, albeit outside and to the west of the settlement, defines it as a village.[1][2] The main part of the village, which consists of twelve buildings, is some 3.25 miles (5.23 km) west of Settle, and 3.25 miles (5.23 km) south-east of Clapham.[3][4][5] In another reference to its status as a village not a hamlet, Eldroth has a village hall.[6] The first hall was installed just after the First World War, but it, and its 1967 replacement were huts or prefabricated buildings. A stone village hall was built and unveiled in the year 2000.[7]

Whilst it is not mentioned specifically in the Domesday Book, some believed that the lost village of Heldetune was possibly Eldroth due to its listing among other places nearby, such as Clapham, Caton, Burton and Austwick.[8][9] However, it also believed that Heldetune is Killington, west of Sedbergh.[10] The name of the settlement is first recorded in 1338 as Ellerhowyth and means Alder hill [or] headland.[11] It was recorded in 1580 as Elderothe,[12] and during the 18th century was listed as Elderoth.[13]

The village lies on a small stream known as Black Bank Syke which runs northwards to Fen Beck.[14] This then flows westwards, being a tributary of the River Wenning, and then eventually the Lune.[15] This places Eldroth just within the Lune catchment, whilst the land east of Eldroth, belongs to the Ribble catchment.[10] Locally quarried stone was known as Eldroth Grit and was used in many buildings such as churches and manor houses in Eldroth, High and Low Bentham, and Newby. The stone is a Millstone Grit of the Hebden Formation.[16]

Besides the village hall and three listed buildings (Bridge House, Park House Farmhouse, and Eldroth Hall and Eldroth Hall Cottage), the most notable structure in the village is the church.[17][18][19] It was raised as a chapel-of-ease c. 1627, and consecrated in 1843.[20][21] The main window is believed to date from the Reformation period.[22] However, its status as a place of worship was not always respected; in 1668, one local was using it to store ale, despite objections from the vicar.[23] At some point in the 19th century, the chapel was converted into a school, though this had ceased by the 1950s when the church was renovated.[22][24] The church was again renovated in 1983, and is now part of the Benefice of Clapham with Keasden and Austwick.[20][25]

Eldroth Hall has a Quaker burial ground, dedicated to the Society of Friends in 1662.[26] George Fox himself visited Eldroth in 1669, and preached to a large gathering despite the threat of imprisonment from a nearby magistrate.[27]

A railway was built through the village in 1850, and despite a signal box, a station was not provided.[28][29][30] The nearest railway station is at Clapham 2.5 miles (4 km) to the north-west.[31] The village lies just within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[32]

Governance edit

Historically in the wapentake of Ewcross and in the ceremonial county of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village was moved into North Yorkshire in 1974.[33] Prior to 1974, it was in the Settle Rural District council area as part of Lawkland civil parish.[34] Between 1974 and 2023 it was in the District of Craven. The village is represented at Westminster as part of the Skipton and Ripon Constituency.[35]

The census of 1841 recorded 36 people living in Eldroth.[36] In 2011, the population of the village was listed as part of the Lawkland civil parish.[37]

References edit

  1. ^ Baker, W. P. (1971). The English village. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 11. ISBN 0837155525.
  2. ^ Roberts, Brian K. (1987). The making of the English village : a study in historical geography. Harlow: Longman Scientific & Technical. p. 6. ISBN 0582301432.
  3. ^ "Eldroth" (PDF). colinday.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Eldroth". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ Kelly, E. R., ed. (1881). Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire, 1881. [Part 1: County Information & Places A-K]. London: Kelly's. p. 266. OCLC 1131686820.
  6. ^ "Eldroth Village Hall | A fantastic community venue". eldroth.info. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Official opening for village hall". infoweb.newsbank.com. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Heldetune | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ^ Speight, Harry (1892). The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands. London: Elliot Stock. p. 162. OCLC 7219082.
  10. ^ a b Speight, Harry (1895). Tramps and Drives in the Graven Highlands. London: Elliot Stock. p. 119. OCLC 252009143.
  11. ^ "Eldroth :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  12. ^ Speight, Harry (1892). The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands. London: Elliot Stock. p. 163. OCLC 7219082.
  13. ^ "ELDROTH CHURCH FRIENDS' MEMORIAL". dalescommunityarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ "OL41" (Map). Forest of Bowland. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2018. ISBN 978-0-319-24280-3.
  15. ^ "Fen Beck | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  16. ^ "North Yorkshire, West Building Stones of England". historicengland.org.uk. pp. 6, 40. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  17. ^ Historic England. "Bridge House (Grade II) (1132373)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  18. ^ Historic England. "Park House Farmhouse (Grade II) (1132374)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Eldroth Hall and Eldroth Hall Cottage (Grade II) (1167354)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Guide to Eldroth Church". dalescommunityarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  21. ^ Wolffe, John, ed. (2005). Yorkshire returns of the 1851 census of religious worship. Vol. 2: West Riding (north). York: Borthwick Publications. p. 13. ISBN 1-904497-10-1.
  22. ^ a b "Craven through the years". infoweb.newsbank.com. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  23. ^ Addy, John (2014). Sin & society : in the seventeenth century. London: Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 9780415706797.
  24. ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Clapham:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Eldroth". achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  26. ^ Hartley, Marie; Ingilby, Joan (1991) [1956]. The Yorkshire Dales. Otley: Smith Settle. p. 119. ISBN 1870071727.
  27. ^ Boulton, David (1998). In Fox's footsteps : a journey through three centuries. Dent, England: Dales Historical Monographs. p. 36. ISBN 0951157825.
  28. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  29. ^ "London North Western Railway Contracts". Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire General Advertiser. No. 4, 835. 19 December 1846. p. 2. OCLC 17722490.
  30. ^ "Lasrug Newsletter - September 2017" (PDF). communityraillancashire.co.uk. p. 14. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  31. ^ "Drive distance from Eldroth Great Britain to Clapham North Yorkshire Great Britain". distantias.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  32. ^ "Eldroth and Lawkland | Forest of Bowland AONB". forestofbowland.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  33. ^ Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 540. OCLC 500092527.
  34. ^ GUIDE NO. 6 NORTH YORKSHIRE GAZETTEER OF TOWNSHIPS AND PARISHES. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. pp. 12, 18. ISBN 978-0-906035-29-0.
  35. ^ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023. On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.
  36. ^ "Greta & Wenning valleys census 1841 complete". dalescommunityarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  37. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lawkland Parish (E04007103)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

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